Last edited by Ian Donkin on Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:12 pm; edited 1 time in total

rob_pImola

Joined: 20 Oct 2013Posts: 819Location: Leicester

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:11 pm Post subject:

Ian Donkin wrote:

Today I bought some aluminium mesh from Halfords...

Looks good Ian. Did you just stick on from the back?
Any more details to share?

Ian DonkinMonza

Joined: 21 Jun 2003Posts: 246Location: A Yorkshireman in Surrey

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:11 pm Post subject:

I trimmed the mesh leaving an overlap and then bent this overlap into the rear of the plastic moulding using long nosed pliers (but a screwdriver or similar would work just as well), then I used my glue gun (a great £10 investment) to glue the mesh to the surround.

The air ducts from the radiators then fit snugly into this area when it's all re-assembled so it's almost a secondary interference fit.

This week (today actually), I bought 6-off M8x35 stainless bolts and 6-off M8 copper exhaust nuts to start replacing the non-existent fasteners on the cat pipe to manifold flanges where the factory nuts have literally corroded to nothing

With my first attempt this evening I managed to resurrect the thread on an existing stud (patiently using a sacrificial steel M8 nut to clean it), so in the end just a copper exhaust bold has been fitted thus far.

Cheapest spend on the car - £2.81 inclusive

However, no more exhaust rasp on start up I suspect _________________'06 997.1 Carrera 3.6 - now traded :-(

Haven't worked so hard in years - at about 650mm below ground I found an old concrete slab from what used to be an agricultural yard; it took me literally 4 hours to get the last 100mm or so of depth I needed._________________'06 997.1 Carrera 3.6 - now traded :-(

Then today the car is getting the LTT, rad kit, lower arm and track rod ends done as well as a geo setup.

Next week it gets the alloys refurbed, pair of front tyres and a full detail so it's well protected for the harsh scottish winter that will be upon us before long!! _________________Current:
'77 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa Sport
'07 Vanquish S
'13 FFRR
'68 Alfa Romeo GT Junior Racecar
'15 Mercedes C63 AMG Saloon

Previous Porsches:
'08 997.1 2S
'02 996 C4S
'99 996 C4

nicholas lawrenceBarcelona

Joined: 10 Apr 2014Posts: 1319Location: United Kingdom

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:27 pm Post subject:

Michelin PS2 Fronts

Ian DonkinMonza

Joined: 21 Jun 2003Posts: 246Location: A Yorkshireman in Surrey

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:39 pm Post subject:

And totally unplanned today, but very necessary:

Special thanks to 9e (Nine Excellence) for fitting in an unplanned same day job at zero notice as well as the battery gods who allowed my car to run without charging for the 90+ minutes it took to get to Horley._________________'06 997.1 Carrera 3.6 - now traded :-(

Bought a new indicator stalk as my hi beam has stopped working (not fitted yet). Also bought a new centre console lid in Alcantara as my old one is cracking (non alcantara)_________________911 GT2RS Build
987 Boxster S 3.4

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